On Wednesday March 30, 2016, a joint investigation by members of the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau-Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) the Belleville Police Service Drug Unit and the Tyendinaga Police Service, led to a traffic stop and the execution of Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrants at residences on Russell Street and Chatham Street in the City of Belleville and Harmony Road, Corbyville, County of Hastings.
As a result of the investigation, police seized large quantities of suspected Cocaine and Heroin, MDMA, Cannabis Marihuana , LSD, Methamphetamine, Psilocybin (magic mushrooms) and Oxycodone with an estimated street value of $75,000.
Three (3) adults and two (2) young persons have been charged with various CDSA and Criminal Code charges:
Chanse BRANT-MARACLE, 18, of Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Lukas ZIDULJAK and Martin ZIDULJAK, both 23 of Belleville and a 15-year-old male are charged with:
Possession of Cocaine for the Purposes of Trafficking,
Possession of Heroin for the Purposes of Trafficking,
Possession of Cannabis Marihuana for the Purposes of Trafficking,
Possession of MDMA for the Purposes of trafficking,
Possession of LSD for the Purposes of trafficking,
Possession of Oxycodone for the Purposes of Trafficking,
Possession of Cannabis Marihuana,
Possession of Psilocybin, and
Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm.
Brant-Maracle is further charged with Possession of a Prohibited Weapon (Brass Knuckles). He was also wanted on previous drug charges by Northumberland County OPP.
